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How does acid rain affect buildings and soil?
How does acid rain affect buildings, soil and humans?
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Buildings: Acids corrode marble, brick and limestone surfaces, damaging monuments like the Taj Mahal.
Soil: Acids make soil acidic, degrading soil quality, damaging soil microorganisms, reducing crop productivity and harming forest growth.
Humans: Causes irritation of eyes. Acid rain also harms aquatic life - most planktons, molluscs and fish cannot survive below pH 5.0.
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